"Thank you for giving me this morning, thank you for giving me this day, Thank you, for every new day dawning, I'll be thanking you"

Just came into my head out of the blue. It's from my primary school days circa 1955, so I guess its school/hymn. That's the chorus, anyone know the rest of the lyrics? And, yeah,I reckon I have reason to be thankful! Cheers Brad.

Hmmmm. I wonder if it's related to the one I used to sing in the sixties with the Catholic Youth Organization:

Thank you for every bright new morning, Thank you for every break of day.... da dum, da dum, da dum, etc.

Thank you that we have heard your word, Lord Thank you for every kindness shown. Thank you ......we can't be alone.

...Thank you for every cool shade tree. Thank you that fathered by you Truly sons of God are we.

That's all that comes back just now. The rest will come back at midnight. I didn't really like the song back then, but we sang it a lot. -Joe- I suppose the song that comes closest to the one requested is this. It has the same metrical pattern as the song I know, so I'm imagining they're related..

THANK YOU.

Thank you for giving me this morning Thank you for every day that's new. Thank you that I can know my worries Can be cost to you.

Thank you for all my friends and brothers, Thank you for all the men that live, Thank you for even greatest enemies That I can forgive.

Thank you I have my occupation, Thank you for every pleasure small, Thank you for music, light and gladness, Thank you for them all.

Thank you for many little sorrows, Thank you for every kindly word, Thank you that everywhere your guidance Reaches every land.

Thank you I see your word has meaning, Thank you, I know your spirits here Thank you because you love all people, Those both far and near.

Thank you, Oh lord you spoke unto us, Thank you, that for our words you care, Thank you, Oh lord you came amongst us Bread and wine to share.

Thank you, Oh lord your love is boundless, Thank you that I am full of you, Thank you, you made me feel so glad And thankful as I do.

Hmmmm. I Googled up that Petula Clark LP, but I couldn't find online lyrics or recording. Is there anyone here who would admit to having a vast collection of Petula Clark LP's, who could transcribe her version for us?

I'm still looking for somebody who knows my "thank you for every bright new morning" song, so I can figure out if it's basically the same song.-Joe Offer-

The version sung by Petula Clark quoted above laudably strives to follow the original rhyme scheme. Yes, "morning - dawning" is not the peak of poetic inspiration, and "give me" will rhyme with "with me" in even smaller an area of England ;-).